{"id":4514,"date":"2019-11-20T14:32:42","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T14:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-phrases\/chinese-allegories-lesson-9\/"},"modified":"2019-11-20T14:32:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-20T14:32:42","slug":"chinese-allegories-lesson-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/chinese-allegories-lesson-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese allegories Lesson 9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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d\u0101ng y\u012b ti\u0101n hé shang zhuàng y\u012b ti\u0101n zh\u014dng – dé guò qi\u0115 guò
<\/em><\/font>\u5f53\u4e00\u5929\u548c\u5c1a\u649e\u4e00\u5929\u949f – \u5f97\u8fc7\u4e14\u8fc7<\/strong>
Go on tolling the bell as long as one is a monk – drift or muddle along; do the least that is expected of one; take a passive attitude towards one’s work.<\/p>\n

ài kè s\u012b gu\u0101ng zhào rén – kàn tòu le
<\/font><\/em>\u7231\u514b\u65af\u5149\u7167\u4eba – \u770b\u900f\u4e86
<\/strong>X-ray somebody –see through him\/her.<\/p>\n

b\u0101 zì méi y\u012b pi\u0115 – z\u0103o zhe ne
<\/font><\/em>\u516b\u5b57\u6ca1\u4e00\u6487 – \u65e9\u7740\u5462<\/strong>
Not even the first stroke of the character "\u516b" ("eight") has been written – nothing tangible is in sight; there’s no sign of anything happening yet.<\/p>\n

ch\u016b lóng de ni\u0103o er – y\u014fu qù wú huí
<\/font><\/em>\u51fa\u7b3c\u7684\u9e1f\u513f – \u6709\u53bb\u65e0\u56de
<\/strong>A bird out of its cage will never come back – gone never to return.<\/p>\n

d\u0101o zi zu\u012d dòu fu x\u012bn – zu\u012d yìng x\u012bn ru\u0103n<\/font><\/em>
\u5200\u5b50\u5634\uff0c\u8c46\u8150\u5fc3 – \u5634\u786c\u5fc3\u8f6f<\/strong>
Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger, but a heart as soft as tofu – have a sharp tongue but a soft heart<\/p>\n

duàn le xiàn de f\u0113ng zh\u0113ng – bù zh\u012b qù xiàng<\/font><\/em>
\u65ad\u4e86\u7ebf\u7684\u98ce\u7b5d – \u4e0d\u77e5\u53bb\u5411<\/strong>
The flying kite has broken away from its string – it’s unknown where somebody or something has gone.<\/p>\n

f\u0113i é p\u016b hu\u014f – zì q\u016d miè wáng<\/font><\/em>
\u98de\u86fe\u6251\u706b – \u81ea\u53d6\u706d\u4ea1<\/strong>
A moth darting into a flame – bringing destruction upon oneself; courting one’s own doom.<\/p>\n

zuì w\u0113ng zh\u012b yì bù zài ji\u016d – lìng y\u014fu su\u014f tú<\/font><\/em>
\u9189\u7fc1\u4e4b\u610f\u4e0d\u5728\u9152 – \u53e6\u6709\u6240\u56fe<\/strong>
The drinker’s heart is not in the cup – have other things in mind; have ulterior motives; many kiss the baby for the nurse’s sake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n